IN MATTER OF SHIVELY (Bankr.N.D.Ind. 4-27-2005)


IN THE MATTER OF: MARSHA L. SHIVELY Debtor.

Case No. 05-11058.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana, Fort Wayne Division.
April 27, 2005

DECISION AND ORDER DENYING APPLICATION TO EMPLOY
ROBERT GRANT, Bankruptcy Judge

The trustee has filed an application to employ Steven J. Glaser as special counsel. Although the declaration discloses Mr. Glaser’s representation of the debtor in earlier personal injury cases, the court takes judicial notice that Mr. Glaser is debtor’s counsel in this case and his declaration says nothing about that relationship. As a result, the affidavit is insufficient, because it does not, inter alia, accurately set forth all of counsel’s “connections with the debtor.” The trustee’s application to employ Steven J. Glaser as special counsel is therefore DENIED.

SO ORDERED.

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